Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Financial Capabilities and Legal Assistance Fund
What this bill does
Prohibiting a collection agency from passing to a consumer any costs associated with certain filing fees; establishing the Financial Capabilities and Legal Assistance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to receive and distribute funds to qualified nonprofit entities that provide counselling services and legal assistance to consumers related to consumer credit and debt collections; requiring the Division to adopt certain regulations; requiring the State Treasurer to hold the Fund and the Comptroller to account for the Fund; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (10)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist | CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Raynaud, Helene | CCCSMD | Oral |
| FAV | Frush, Sarah | Civil Justice, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Davis, D.M., Delegate Davis, D.M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | White, Marcelinelobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilson Randall, Claudia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Young, Ny'esha | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murray, Rorylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven M. | Consumer Protection Division | Oral + Written (PDF) |